Chapter 4: Common Procedures
Seng the Internal Clock
To set the internal clock, enter into the ulity menu, select CLOC, and press set.
1) First, the seconds are displayed. Use the + and - buons to select the seconds for the clock and press SET to
select your choice.
2) Second, the me will be displayed. First select the minutes and press SET. You will then select the hour and
press SET again.
3) Third, the date will be displayed. First set the day and press SET. Then select the month and press SET.
4) Lastly, the year will be displayed. Select the appropriate year and press SET.
You will now see donE displayed in the Ulity Menu. You can now select another item in the Ulity Menu or
press SET to enter into the normal funcon of the Digilert200.
Interfacing to an External Device
The USB jack (Figure 2(10)) on the le side of the Inspector provides a data output for use with the Observer
Soware. You can use it to record the counts on a computer, download the recorded data, and calibrate the
instrument.
Visit seintl.com for more informaon on Observer Soware.
The following secons give instrucons for several commonly-used procedures. With any procedure, the user
must determine the suitability of the instrument or procedure for that applicaon.
Establishing the Background Count
Normal background radiaon levels vary at dierent locaons, me, even in dierent areas of the same room.
To accurately interpret the readings you get on the Inspector, it is good to establish the normal background
radiaon count rate for each area you plan to monitor. You can do this by taking a med count. For more infor-
maon on using the mer, see “Taking a Timed Count” in Chapter 3.
A 10-minute average is moderately accurate. You can repeat it several mes and see how close the averages
are. To establish a more accurate average, take a 1 hour med count. If you need to determine whether there
is prior contaminaon, take averages in several locaons, and compare the averages.
Environmental Area Monitoring
You can keep the Inspector in CPM or mR/hr mode whenever you want to monitor the ambient radiaon, and
look at it from me to me to check for elevated readings.
If you suspect an increase in ambient radiaon, use the mer and take a 5 or 10 minute count, and compare
the average to your average background count. If you suspect an increase that is too small to detect with a
short med reading, you can take a longer count (for example 6, 12, or 24 hours).
Checking for Surface Contaminaon
To check a surface, hold the detector window close to the surface, and read the count rate (wait 30 seconds or
unl the reading has stabilized). If you want to nd out if a surface is slightly radioacve, take a med count or
a longer accumulated count.
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